It's Friday night and I'm feeling fine. Going out with my girls tonight.. no, wait. No I'm not !
I'm happily sitting at home with a book on a sofa.
You know I've been trying to improve my eating game so here's what made tonight (instead of those Jaffa- cookies):
Potato flat bread with butter, cheese and salami + blueberries and this new sugar free soda from Vitamin Well. I was very, very surprised at how good this flavour tastes for I'm generally not a big fan of Apple + Ginger mix. Like a real old school soda but no calories or sugar. I'm going to need to stock this up !
I know my style might not be instyle at the moment but I love LOVE sunbathing and I love being tanned.
Let this be said now too that I have a very good skin, tanning wise. I don't get burned easily yet I tan pretty quickly and love the colour that I get.
I dislike with pleasure self tanners for their smell and the fuss. Also the over tanned or under tanned hand/ fingers always look horrible.
I go to solariums perhaps just the recommended maximum of ten times.
And when the sun comes out so do I.
Tanning takes a lot of work. Just laying there for hours can be very boring.
Hence I take with me iPod, a book, sometimes a magazine as well, water, few things to eat, napkins, huge and soft towel.
To prepare my skin for tanning I :
Exfoliate (minimum) the night before
Shave (also minimum) the night before
Moisturize well
I use very low spf, 6-10. I can not recommend these, low spf, to anyone else.
You better start with higher spf and then go lower if you see/ feel you're not getting tanned.
My favourite brand at the moment is Bergasol dry oils, gives good protection leaving your skin silky soft without leaving an oily feeling and they also moisturize while you're tanning.
I use the same product to my face also. Probably a big no no but that's how I use them.
After tanning and shower always use good after sun that's moisturizing and calming with aloe Vera for example.
Täällä Suomessa on ollut suhteellisen surkeat kelit auringonottoon. Aiemmin mainitsin solariumin käytöstä niin voin suositella täällä Helsingissä
I need to eat better and more. I eat too little good food and too much sugary stuff. That's why I decided to start a diary about what I eat during a whole week.
Feels super embarrassing to write everything down that I've eaten, maybe this will work. I'll have to pay more attention now.
Sorry to post this so late ! Enjoyed six days in Paris which will show, you'll see ;)
Monday
glass if sparkling wine
pizza with Fior di latte -mozzarella, tuna, onion, basil, pecorino romano, olive oil, lemon peel
latte
Jaffa (it's like Fanta but better)- soda 0,33l
salad with feta, spinach, aragula, cucumber, tomato, pomegranate, lenses and a slice of pita bread with hummus
Tuesday
latte
toast with avocado mayo, feta and turkey slices
cherry tomatoes and mozzarella with balsamico
cucumber
honey melon and pomegranate
bit of scrambled eggs with mozzarella and sun dried tomatoes
yogurt and granola
glass of Pommac (nonalcoholic sparkling soda)
half of a baguette with cream cheese (arlic & herbs), parmeggiano
energy drink
half a bottle of sparkling rosé wine
Wednesday
latte
toast with avocado mayo, feta and turkey slices
cherry tomatoes and mozzarella with balsamico
cucumber
honey melon and pomegranate
bit of scrambled eggs with mozzarella and sun dried tomatoes
yogurt and granola
water
Twix bar
Piccolo bottle of Anna Codorniu sparkling wine
Peperoni pizza- slice
half of a baguette with mayo, chicken breast, eggs, tomato and lettuce
half of a pain au chocolate
tomato with mozzarella
baguette with butter
Rosé wine
Thursday
baguette with butter and gouda cheese
soya yoghurt
pasta with tomato sauce
Rosé wine
bit of Panache (like a beer with lemon but not beer)
water
salad with spinach tomato, mozzarella, cucumber, cashew nuts and chicken breast
baguette with butter and cheese
Rosé wine
some baguette with butter and cheese
strawberries
blueberries
Friday
baguette with butter and gouda cheese
some strawberry yogurt
rice with chicken breast in coconut milk, cream, tomatoes
baguette and salty cheese
cantaloupe and watermelon
Rosé wine
water
salad with spinach, avocado, tomato, mozzarella, cucumber
baguette with butter and cheese
strawberries
blueberries
Saturday
baguette with butter and gouda cheese
some strawberry yogurt
pizza with tomato sauce, tuna and basil
some Lambrusco sparkling wine
water
latte
salad with lettuce, tomato, mozzarella, onion and avocado
baguette with salty cheese
Rosé wine
ice cream
Nicolas Feuillatte Champagne
Sunday
baguette with butter and gouda cheese
some strawberry yogurt
glass of Rosé wine
rice with grilled chicken breast and goose
Rosé wine
pain au chocolate
latte
mozzarella and tomato
cantaloupe and watermelon
Rosé wine
baguette with cheese
ice cream
Think I've had enough of baguette and Rosé for a while but I enjoyed eating salad twice a day- I'll try and keep that up, xoxo
I need to eat better and more. I eat too little good food and too much sugary stuff. That's why I decided to start a diary about what I eat during a whole week.
Feels super embarrassing to write everything down that I've eaten, maybe this will work. I'll have to pay more attention now.
Monday
latte
salad with feta, spinach, aragula, cucumber, tomato, pomegranate, lenses and a slice of pita bread with hummus
water
some chocolate cookies
Pink Panther smoothie from Jungle Juice (orange juice, banana and strawberries)
slice of pizza with tomato sauce, tuna, red onion and cherry tomato
My hair guru is Inka at Gyyli (https://www.gyyli.fi/), she has a strong visual idea on what to do so I leave all to her.
The before wasn't bad, just a bit over grown ombré/ balayage even though my previous appointment was six months ago. Inka decided that she'll update and freshen up the previous model by adding more light, especially near face, yet naturally aiming for sun kissed highlights. Due to only doing highlights the colouring isn't so taxing on hair which is why my hair is in a fab shape. Also seen as we haven't dyed my hair from the top/ roots the colour will look good longer vs dying the whole hair and always worrying about roots.
Cut wise my hair was even long, super heavy and thick. Inka only cut the worse parts of the length, about few centimeters and focused on layering the hair lighter and more airier.
Inka and Gyyli are the same, it's her baby. She has highly skilled people working there and has selected everyone herself. Gyyli is a beautiful salon where you'll end up chatting to other customers and/ or the hairdressers after you're done. They have your fav gossip magazines ready at piles for you to feast your eyes before they're done making you gorgeous.
One thing that Inka said was that remember when you're at a hairdresser that the colour needs to look good even at wet when you come from the wash pit. It'll obviously lighten up when hair dries but if your hairdresser tells you "It'll be better when you wash it a few times" or "It'll tone down" or "After I've curled/ straightened your hair it'll be great" - not good.
I need to eat better and more. I eat too little good food and too much sugary stuff. That's why I decided to start a diary about what I eat during a whole week.
Feels super embarrassing to write everything down that I've eaten, maybe this will work. I'll have to pay more attention now.
I had a lot going on this week and forgot to write down Tuesday and Wednesday- Sorry !
Monday
rye bread with butter, cheese and salami
latte
salad with feta, spinach, aragula, cucumber, tomato, pomegranate, lenses and a slice of pita bread with hummus
